Best Magnetic Magazine Podcasts (2024)

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Dead Planets Society: Bringing Back Geocentrism 23:36

3h ago23:36

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The ancient Greeks once proposed the Earth was at the centre of our solar system and everything orbited us. We like that idea. Let’s make it happen. But as Dead Planeteers Leah and Chelsea find out, if you bring back geocentrism, Earth would only be king of the universe for a very, very short time – before all hell breaks loose. It starts with enla…

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Weekly: Why some people never get covid-19; Chimps using herbal medicines; Largest ever Maxwell’s demon 24:11

39m ago24:11

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#255 Why do some people seem to be naturally immune to covid-19? We may finally have the answer and it’s to do with differences in the way immune cells function. Will the finding help us predict who’s immune and who isn’t – and more? Artificial intelligence is being used to tackle the problem of clearing mines from enormous swaths of Ukraine. Russi…

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S8 E14: Love, Purpose, and Genius: How to Tap into Yours With Best-Selling Author Jasna Burza 53:30

2d ago53:30

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Life is stressful and trying at times, and it can leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and restless. Yet best-selling author Jasna Burza believes we inherently possess what’s needed to change how those difficult experiences impact our lives — and the lives of others. In this episode, Burza shares the connection between quantum physics, positive p…

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CultureLab: The catastrophic health consequences of racism with Layal Liverpool 38:39

3d ago38:39

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We like to think of science and medicine as unbiased, unaffected by social constructs. But we see evidence to the contrary everyday, from false yet persistent claims that black people’s bones are denser to the reality that the covid-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted people of colour. In her debut book Systemic: How Racism is Making Us Ill, sc…

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Weekly: Elephants have names for each other; conspiracies and doppelgangers with Naomi Klein; an ancient galactic weather report 36:52

6d ago36:52

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We know elephants are smart, but it seems we’ve only scratched the surface in understanding their intelligence. It turns out African elephants seem to have unique names for each other – maybe even nicknames. If it’s true, humans would no longer be alone in this practice. A team has been analysing their rumbly greeting calls using AI. Is this a hint…

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S8 E13: A Clearer View of Health: A Guide to Understanding Comprehensive Bloodwork With Jim LaValle, RPh, CCN 44:58

9d ago44:58

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We all have the experience of going to the doctor and getting a traditional blood panel done — but are these labs really giving us the most comprehensive look at our health? Jim LaValle, RPh, CCN, recommends advocating for more. In this episode, he shares the markers he suggests working with your healthcare provider to test for and track — and why …

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Dead Planets Society: How Many Moons Could Earth Have? 26:46

10d ago26:46

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For the Dead Planeteers, one moon around Earth isn’t enough. They want to pack as many moons into the night sky as possible. But how many can you fit in orbit without everything becoming unstable and destructive? To answer this, Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte enlist the help of astrophysicist Sean Raymond. Sean co-authored a research paper that spark…

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Weekly: Why we should drill a massive hole in the moon; banning fossil fuel advertising; how to stop being lonely 28:29

13d ago28:29

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#253 The moon may hold the answer to a decades-long physics conundrum – all we need to do is drill several kilometres into its surface. For years, physicists have been searching for protons that fall apart or decay into other particles, but they’ve always come up empty handed. So why do they think they might find them on the moon? A new update on t…

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S8 E12: Why Are Electrolytes Essential for Hydration? With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT 26:31

16d ago26:31

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Our bodies need electrolytes for a variety of reasons, but perhaps most importantly, because they help keep us hydrated and direct water where it needs to go inside the body. Yet many of us are dehydrated (though we may not realize it) due to common factors like sweating, stress, and caffeine consumption. Because it can be hard to consume enough el…

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CultureLab: On the hunt for alien life with Lisa Kaltenegger 41:38

17d ago41:38

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If (or maybe when) we find alien life in the universe, will it look like us? As telescopes become bigger, our ability to peer into the cosmos is only getting better. So the question may not be “will we find something?” but rather “what exactly should we be looking for?” Lisa Kaltenegger is an astrophysicist and founding director of Cornell Universi…

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Weekly: Google’s AI search problem; time is a quantum illusion; can we stop ageing? 33:09

20d ago33:09

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#252 It is not wise to stick cheese on your pizza with glue, even if Google tells you to do it. This is just one recommendation in a string of blunders made by Google’s new AI search engine. It uses a large language model to summarise your searches, but clearly it’s not always working as planned. Can (and will) the company fix it? No matter what la…

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Dead Planets Society: Removing Mars’s Iron With a Magnet 24:31

23d ago24:31

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When you bring a giant magnet to Mars, apocalyptic eruptions are just the beginning. In an attempt to suck out all of the iron from the red planet, Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte end up shattering it like an Easter egg. Their new cosmic plaything, a U-shaped Wile E. Coyote-esque magnet, is used in various different ways for the purposes of complete a…

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S8 E11: Harnessing Choice and Change to Live a Magnetic Life With Author Amber Lyon 52:04

24d ago52:04

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In her book, You Are a Magnet, author and life coach Amber Lyon makes the case that our ability to choose and change creates opportunities for each of us to live a more satisfying, meaningful, and joyful life in the here and now — but we have to do so consciously and intentionally. In this episode, we delve into the four guiding principles of Lyon’…

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Weekly: Record hurricane season approaches; uncovering the mysteries of a rare earth metal; how to fight in Bronze Age armour 27:07

27d ago27:07

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#251 Hurricane season in the Atlantic ocean is set to be extremely active, according to forecasts. Expect to see as many as 25 named tropical storms, with many likely to become hurricanes. Find out how high sea surface temperatures and shifting El Niño conditions are creating the perfect conditions for a potentially record breaking season. The sun’…

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S8 E10: Why Red-Light Therapy? With Danny King, Master Trainer 17:33

1M ago17:33

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Red-light therapy uses different wavelengths of light to create some sort of impact — and when it comes to health, those benefits can include faster healing, reduced inflammation, muscle recovery, and more. Danny King, Master Trainer, explains how red-light therapy works and discusses the advantages of this type of treatment that is fast-growing in…

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CultureLab: Emily H. Wilson celebrates the expansive world of science fiction 29:01

1M ago29:01

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From Dune to The Three Body Problem, is science fiction having a moment? Attention to the genre, as well as TV and films based on it, seems to have exploded in the past few years. With sci-fi often getting a bad rap, it’s time to ditch the snobbery and celebrate its complexity and diversity. And who better to do this with than New Scientist’s scien…

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Weekly: Hints of alien life in our galaxy; freezing human brains; solving a mystery of Egypt’s pyramids 28:20

1M ago28:20

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#250 There are signs that aliens might be harnessing the power of stars in our galaxy to fuel their civilisations. Dyson spheres are structures that surround entire stars to absorb their energy. Although these are just hypothetical, researchers have detected hints of their existence. But aliens aren’t the only possible explanation. Being able to fr…

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S8 E9: A Guide to Eating and Exercising During Pregnancy With Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT 51:34

1M ago51:34

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The nine months of pregnancy — and even the time leading up to conception — are critically important to the health of the developing fetus and the mom who is carrying them. While many things can feel out of your control during this time, two things you can manage are your nutrition and fitness. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, shares the influence that …

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Dead Planets Society: Giving the Milky Way More Arms 34:01

1M ago34:01

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Galaxies come in only a few shapes, which are all very round looking. You’ve got spirals and you’ve got blobs. Not content with this boring assortment, Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte want to shake things up a bit. First up they want to give our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, more arms. One, two… eight? As many as possible. But they don’t stop at “…

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Maths of the Missing 38:17

1M ago38:17

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If you need reminding why maths and statistics are fun and fundamental to all areas of science, look no further! Our guest this episode, Professor Ruth King, uses statistics to understand populations where it’s impossible to count every single individual. She explains how similar mathematical tools can help fill in the blanks regardless of missing …

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Weekly: Do sperm whales have an alphabet?; Why dark energy is so weird; US bird flu outbreak 25:17

1M ago25:17

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#249 Do whales have their own alphabet? We’ve long thought the clicking sounds that sperm whales make is their way of chatting to each other, but those clicks may be even more sophisticated than we realised. After analysing whale recordings, researchers suggest the different click patterns are complex enough to form an alphabet – the closest thing …

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CultureLab: Elizabeth Kolbert on what we’re missing in the fight against climate change 32:48

1M ago32:48

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How do we understand the stakes of climate change, and communicate them? As we’re facing the consequences of climate change and our historical inaction as a species, how do we come to terms with the reality and uncertainty of our situation? In H is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z, Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert …

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S8 E8: An Integrative Approach to Mental Well-Being With Brie Vortherms, MA, LMFT and Barbara Powell, MA 1:00:50

2M ago1:00:50

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Mental well-being — something we can feel both when we’re thriving and when we’re struggling— is well understood and researched. Yet despite its many effects between our ears as well as throughout our bodies, it’s not something that many of us prioritize. Brie Vortherms, MA, LMFT, and Barbara Powell, MA, share why taking an integrative approach to …

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Weekly: Is climate change accelerating?; Anger vs heart health; New sensory organ 29:48

2M ago29:48

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#248 Last year marked the hottest on record, shattering previous temperature benchmarks across both land and sea. The rapid escalation – seemingly at odds with the expected cooling after coming out of a La Niña cycle – has prompted scientists to question if climate change is accelerating beyond our models' predictions Just eight minutes of anger ca…

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S8 E7: Why Supplement With a Greens Powder? With Anika Christ, RD 17:25

2M ago17:25

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Most people don’t consume the enough produce daily — and even if they do, it’s often not from diverse sources, which is ideal for optimal health. A greens powder supplement is one straightforward way to up your intake of a variety of veggies and fruit. Anika Christ, RD, shares more about the benefits of this type of supplement, as well as what to l…

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Dead Planets Society: A Neverending Solar Eclipse 23:33

2M ago23:33

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Did you miss out on the recent total eclipse? Don’t fear, we’ve got the solution. We bring you the constant solar eclipse. Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane have decided not to destroy the Sun this time. Instead, they just want to block it from view at all times. But it’s all in the name of good – so everyone gets to experience the same “primal fear” Le…

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Weekly: What India elections mean for climate change; why animals talk; “tree of life” for plants 33:10

2M ago33:10

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#247 What does India’s election season mean for climate change? Last year India overtook the European Union as the third largest annual emitter of greenhouse gases. And as voters head to the polls in the middle of an intense heat wave, it’s critical whichever party wins continues to push towards the goal of net zero emissions by 2070. But as the co…

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S8 E6: Why Trees Matter So Much — for the Health of People and the Planet With Jad Daley and Sarah Emola 43:41

2M ago43:41

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From cooling and cleaning the air to improving our mental and physical well-being, the effects that trees have on our health are more powerful and wide-reaching than many of us may realize — or give them credit for. In this episode, we discuss the significance of trees with Jad Daley, chief executive officer of American Forests, and Sarah Emola, ex…

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CultureLab: Meredith Broussard on trusting artificial intelligence 28:27

2M ago28:27

28:27

How much faith should we be putting in artificial intelligence? As large language models and generative AI have become increasingly powerful in recent years, their makers are pushing the narrative that AI is a solution to many of the world’s problems. But Meredith Broussard says we’re not there yet, if we even get there at all. Broussard is the aut…

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Weekly: Carbon storage targets ‘wildly unrealistic’; world’s biggest brain-inspired computer; do birds dream? 33:01

2M ago33:01

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#246 Our best climate models for helping limit global warming to 1.5oC may have wildly overestimated our chances. To reach this goal, models are relying heavily on geological carbon storage, a technology that removes carbon from the atmosphere and places it underground. But it may not be nearly as effective as models have suggested, making the task…

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S8 E5: Why Escalating Density Training? With Joe Meier, CSCS, PN2 20:39

2M ago20:39

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Escalating Density Training (EDT) is an approach to training that’s focused on density during strength training — and that can mean big results in a shorter period of time while exercising. This can help you maximize workout efficiency and minimize fatigue without sacrificing gains in your strength and cardiovascular fitness. Joe Meier, CSCS, PN2, …

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Dead Planets Society: How to Destroy A Black Hole 24:59

2M ago24:59

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How do you destroy a black hole? Turns out they're pretty tough cookies. Kicking off a brand new series of Dead Planets Society, Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane take on the universe's most powerful adversaries. With the help of their cosmic toolbelt and black hole astronomer Allison Kirkpatrick at the University of Kansas, they test all the destructiv…

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Weekly: The multiverse just got bigger; saving the white rhino; musical mushrooms 29:29

2M ago29:29

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#245 The multiverse may be bigger than we thought. The idea that we exist in just one of a massive collection of alternate universes has really captured the public imagination in the last decade. But now Hugh Everett’s 60-year-old “many worlds interpretation”, based on quantum mechanics, has been upgraded. The northern white rhino is on the brink o…

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CultureLab: Jen Gunter on the taboo science of menstruation 39:17

3M ago39:17

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Half of the human population undergoes the menstrual cycle for a significant proportion of their lifetimes, yet periods remain a taboo topic in public and private life. And that makes it harder both to prioritise necessary scientific research into conditions like endometriosis and for people to understand the basics of how their bodies work. Blood:…

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Weekly: Miniature livers made from lymph nodes in groundbreaking medical procedure 30:58

3M ago30:58

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#244 Researchers have successfully turned lymph nodes into miniature livers that help filter the blood of mice, pigs and other animals – and now, trials are beginning in humans. If successful, the groundbreaking medical procedure could prove life-saving for thousands of people waiting for liver transplants around the world. So far, no complications…

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S8 E4: Why Whey Protein? With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT 23:11

3M ago23:11

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Whey is considered one of the best sources of protein — and because adequate protein is challenging for many people to consume from food alone, they often turn to this protein powder to supplement their needs. Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, explains what whey protein is, its health and fitness benefits, the difference between whey concentrate and whey iso…

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Escape Pod: #8 Escape from predators and escape from the planet 18:48

3M ago18:48

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This is a re-airing of a podcast originally released in March 2021. From beetle explosions to the deep dark depths of the ocean, this episode is all about escape. The team discusses the amazing (and sometimes disgusting) way bombardier beetles escape predators. They explain what it takes for an object to reach escape velocity, celebrating the mathe…

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Weekly: Immune system treatment makes old mice seem young again; new black hole image; unexploded bombs are becoming more dangerous 26:10

3M ago26:10

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#243 As we age our immune systems do too, making us less able to fight infections and more prone to chronic inflammation. But a team of scientists has been able to reverse these effects in mice, rejuvenating their immune systems by targeting their stem cells. But there’s a long road to trying the same thing in humans. Have you seen the incredible n…

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S8 E3: Why It’s Worth it to Test for At-Home Food Reactions With Katie Knafla, RD 20:34

3M ago20:34

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Food sensitivities are prevalent and problematic — and they can be hard to pinpoint without testing for them. Katie Knafla, RD, explains what food sensitivities are, what causes them, and what symptoms serve as signs that you may have them. She also how you can test for food sensitivities and offers advice for what to do to heal your gut once you g…

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